We hiked up Lions Gulch today near Estes Park. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful hike. However, in the photo below I didn't quite get my self-timer set with enough time. You see, the problem was trying to balance the camera on this rock and I kept adjusting it so it wouldn't fall off, all the while my timer is ticking away and then... only 5 seconds left to get in the picture!
At the end of the hike are a bunch of old homestead ruins from over a hundred years ago, like the one below. One of the homesteads was owned by this lady who would take milk and eggs into Lions everyday, sell them, and then buy supplies for herself. She would carry them all the way up the trail (provided she got a ride to the trail head), and then walk up the trail we just hiked; Up and down and up and down with the eventual elevation gain of 1,300 ft. over the course of about 3 miles up to nearly 10,000 ft. Whew! It was a hard life if you ask me.
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